Foster Group Inc. Acquires 1,163 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV)

Foster Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 8.2% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 15,400 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,163 shares during the quarter. Foster Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $1,092,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EFAV. Signet Financial Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Signet Financial Management LLC now owns 45,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,178,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. Round Rock Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Round Rock Advisors LLC now owns 31,449 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,181,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the period. Level Four Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC now owns 33,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,302,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares during the period. Monterey Private Wealth Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Monterey Private Wealth Inc. now owns 26,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,816,000 after buying an additional 306 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FAS Wealth Partners Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 5,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $372,000 after buying an additional 312 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Performance

EFAV stock traded up $0.24 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $69.32. The company had a trading volume of 249,667 shares. The firm has a market cap of $6.64 billion, a PE ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.53. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $64.68 and a 12 month high of $76.51. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $70.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.72.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Profile

The iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility (USD) index. The fund tracks an index of developed-market equities, ex-US and Canada, selected and weighted to create a low volatility portfolio subject to constraints including sector exposure.